AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he isn’t sure if he’ll run for president in 2012.
Gingrich addressed about 300 conservative tea party activists at an Austin hotel Thursday. The crowd chanted “Newt,” when a moderator asked about his political plans. Gingrich dodged the moderator’s question but later told reporters he didn’t know if he’d run for president in 2012.
Gingrich was appearing at one of several tea party gatherings around the nation and around Texas, and he signed a tea party document called the Contract From America.
Activists touted the contract, a 10-part pledge that some activists are asking elected officials to sign. Gingrich is well-known for his support of the Contract With America that helped Republicans recapture Congress in 1994.